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Alex Newby
Personal information
Full name Alexander Lewis Newby[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Barrow-in-Furness, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 York City
Number 30
Youth career
Bolton Wanderers
Barrow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Barrow 1 (0)
2016 → Kendal Town (loan)
2016–2018 Clitheroe
2018–2020 Chorley 88 (21)
2020–2022 Rochdale 74 (12)
2022–2024 Colchester United 34 (3)
2023–2024 → Altrincham (loan) 18 (7)
2024–2025 Altrincham 61 (21)
2025– York City 48 (18)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:01, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Alexander Lewis Newby (born 21 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club York City.

Career

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Born in Barrow-in-Furness, Newby began his career with Bolton Wanderers,[3] and played non-league football for Barrow, Kendal Town and Clitheroe,[2][4] before signing for Chorley in February 2018.[4][5][6]

He moved to Rochdale in August 2020, signing a two-year contract.[7][8] On 8 September 2020 he scored his first goal for Rochdale in an EFL Trophy tie against Morecambe.[9] In June 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Colchester United on 1 July 2022, on a free transfer.[10]

On 21 September 2023 Newby signed for Altrincham on loan until January.[11][12] On 30 January 2024, he joined the club on a permanent deal.[13]

On 10 June 2025, Newby agreed to join National League side York City upon the expiration of his contract with Altrincham.[14]

Personal life

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His twin brother Elliot is also a footballer.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 27 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochdale 2020–21[16] League One 38610202[a]1437
2021–22[17] League Two 36610101[a]396
Total 74122030318213
Colchester United 2022–23[18] League Two 32300103[a]0363
2023–24[19] League Two 2000001[a]030
Total 343001040393
Altrincham (loan) 2023–24[2] National League 18710—1[b]0207
Career total 1362230408114123
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

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York City

References

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  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Rochdale" (PDF). English Football League. p. 59. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "England - A. Newby - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Alex Newby Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  4. 1 2 "StackPath". www.thenationalleague.org.uk.
  5. ↑ "New boy Newby's Magpies challenge". www.lep.co.uk. 2 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Newby exit has hit Blues harder than expected". www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Newby makes Rochdale move after Chorley exit | Non League Daily". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Alex Newby: Rochdale sign Chorley midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 3 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "MORECAMBE 1-2 ROCHDALE". morecambefc.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Colchester sign Hornby and Newby". BBC Sport.
  11. ↑ "Newby Heads Out On Loan". www.cu-fc.com.
  12. ↑ "Alex Newby departs Colchester United on loan for National League club". Gazette. 21 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Alex Newby is a permanent Robin". altrinchamfc.com. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Midfielder Alex Newby signs for York City". yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Newby Leaves Bucks To Link Up With His Brother - The Vanarama National League". www.thenationalleague.org.uk.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Alex Newby in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Alex Newby in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Alex Newby in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Alex Newby in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  20. ↑ "National League: 2025/26: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
    "York: Squad details: 2025/26". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
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